Like They Say in L.A.

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"Like They Say in L.A."
Like They Say in L.A. - East L.A. Car Pool.jpg
Single by East L.A. Car Pool
B-side "Linda Chicana"
ReleasedJuly 1975 (U.S.)
Genre Disco, pop, soft rock
Label General Recording Corporation (GRC)
Songwriter(s) Jerry Rusch
Producer(s) Jack Gold

"Like They Say in L.A." is a song recorded by East L.A. Car Pool in 1975. The song was issued as a non-album single.

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It became the group's only hit during the summer of the year, reaching #72 in the United States. The song was a much bigger Easy Listening hit, reaching #10. [1] On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, the song reached #28. [2]

The song was subsequently re-recorded by the group, and that version of "Like They Say in L.A." has been published to YouTube.

Chart history

Chart (1975)Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary [2] 28
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 72
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [4] 10
U.S. Cash Box Top 10084

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 78.
  2. 1 2 "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1975-09-27. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  3. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  4. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 78.